Charles L. PRATER

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Charles L. Prater, age 92, was born October 20, 1916 and died April 24, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A foreman with McMinnville Concrete Company for twenty-three years, a fork lift operator with Carrier for ten years, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Jim Blane and Laura Ethel Young Prater. He was a member of the former Faulkner United Methodist Church. He was married to Pauline Neal Prater of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Bill Higginbotham of Rock Island, TN and Glyndia Dodson and Larry Bass of Southside, TN; son, Tim Prater of McMinnville; three grandchildren and their spouses and six great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Paul Densteadt (Joshua and Hannah), Jason and Melanie Dodson (Torri and Ella) and Holly and Lane Cantrell (Trey and Tucker); two sisters, Grace Starkey of Nashville, TN and Louise Underhill of Marshville, NC; brother, Bill Prater of McMinnville and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. A graveside service and interment was held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Mt. View Cemetery with Mark Carrigan officiating. Full military honors were administered by the American Legion Post 173 and VFW Post 5064. Memorial contributions may be made to the or the .